diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index c487541fa2e8..65574e91e1bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -510,31 +510,31 @@ let
 
     ffmpeg = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg { };
     ffmpeg-av = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-av.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) ffmpeg;
+      ffmpeg = pkgs.ffmpeg_6;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AudioToolbox VideoToolbox;
     };
     ffmpeg-avcodec = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-avcodec.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) ffmpeg;
+      ffmpeg = pkgs.ffmpeg_6;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AudioToolbox VideoToolbox;
     };
     ffmpeg-avdevice = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-avdevice.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) ffmpeg;
+      ffmpeg = pkgs.ffmpeg_6;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit AudioToolbox AVFoundation Cocoa CoreImage ForceFeedback OpenGL VideoToolbox;
     };
     ffmpeg-avfilter = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-avfilter.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) ffmpeg;
+      ffmpeg = pkgs.ffmpeg_6;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit CoreImage OpenGL VideoToolbox;
     };
     ffmpeg-avutil = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-avutil.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) ffmpeg;
+      ffmpeg = pkgs.ffmpeg_6;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AudioToolbox VideoToolbox;
     };
     ffmpeg-swresample = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-swresample.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) ffmpeg;
+      ffmpeg = pkgs.ffmpeg_6;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) VideoToolbox;
     };
     ffmpeg-swscale = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-swscale.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) ffmpeg;
+      ffmpeg = pkgs.ffmpeg_6;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) VideoToolbox;
     };